idioms using “brush”

Brush up on

To review and refresh knowledge or skills

“If the meeting is being held in Barcelona, we need to brush up on our Spanish.”

Brush-off

To ignore or cast aside

“He asked her for a date, but she gave him the brush-off.”

Brush up against

To touch lightly or to be very near someone or something

“Most of the people attended the awards ceremony only for the chance to brush up against a movie star.”

Brush something aside

To ignore or to dismiss something as unimportant

“The author brushed the famous book critic’s review aside and started work on her second novel.”

Brush over

To review too briefly

“The professor brushed over the topic as if it wasn’t important so the students were not prepared for the test.”